Look Back and Look Forward at Conservation Land Funding in Southwest Florida

Lee County
Sadly, the Lee County commissioners voted to discontinue funding for the county’s Conservation 20/20 program. They’ll maintain a future Conservation 20/20 workshop on present points, together with funding. Nonetheless, for now, there can be no new funding to buy weak properties, as the present small steadiness is used up rapidly.

Collier County
In higher information, Collier County voted to keep up full funding from final yr for Conservation Collier for the upcoming fiscal yr. They’ll proceed to buy and handle properties for habitat, water, and recreation advantages.

Audubon is grateful to Commissioners Saunders, LoCastro, and McDaniel for standing agency of their votes to proceed funding for Conservation Collier. Their conservation management is crucial for birds and the locations they want.

Audubon Appears Ahead
Audubon workers will proceed to observe these vital conservation packages whereas conserving and restoring the 13,000-acre Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, which sits on the border between Lee and Collier counties.

You may help this necessary wildlife space whereas studying extra in regards to the ecosystem and historical past by buying an admission ticket, becoming a member of as a member, or contributing to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary’s Capital Campaign , which goals to remodel our campus in order that we will meet the accelerating price of development in Southwest Florida with the science, sophistication, and urgency that this second calls for.